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@raesone_psn said in Tell me with a straight face:

That there were no hitting tweaks in this update. The game was already feeling off and it's only gotten worse.

It’s really hard to tell when I’m forced to play a moment on rookie, a showdown on veteran, an event game on all star, and then a ranked game on HoF ‍️

I do know they broke tags at home. I had a guy thrown out at home by about 6 steps and the catcher had ball in glove waiting. Trea Turner slides and somehow kicked the ball out of the catcher’s glove and was safe. Never seen that happen once since I’ve been playing this game for the last 10 years.

It’s funny that you say that because I’m very excited for Madden but also really excited for the Field of Dreams program, event, and the new Stadium

I was going to the EA play for early access but now I’ll probably just wait until the game officially comes out

@kommandernkeef9 said in Man SDS messed this one up badly. Super bummed.:

Sucks. Just sucks. I’ve been a huge Show guy for years. I’ll continue playing also because there’s nothing comparable to it. But Pinpoint pitching has ruined this game. I agree, there should’ve been tweaks to pitching and the hanging pitches on good input. But this is too much.

A. It’s not hard at all. So anyone can get it down and hit every spot they want. Not realistic by any means. This coming from a guy that pitched professionally myself. It’s pipe dream haha

B. Saves too much stamina for pitchers. Degrom isn’t going 148. He’s just not. He’s a generational talent no doubt, but cmon.

I’m not superior by any means. But I make WS every year. Go 12-0. And make pushes into the 1100’s. This year hitting is impossible. Timing windows are outta whack, pinpoint is a broken system, and the higher up you play the more toxic those Top 50-150 players get. I’m bummed man. I really have always enjoyed this game. But it’s wearing me out.

Wish there was something we could do as a community. Because I see several posts like this from guys I respect a ton on this forum and this game.

I said this week one of the game release and got flamed. Glad to see others are starting to come around.

Pinpoint is still way too easy even after the “nerf” I honestly don’t even notice a difference. I just pitched 7 innings with Glavine and I think I might have had one pitch that wasn’t perfect input.

Do hot and cold zones affect gameplay at all?

It’s a free to enter tournament. Honestly, no one cares about e-sports for sports video games.

I’m not sure why they’d give any money out tbh. I don’t see how it brings in any additional revenue. But good for whoever wins and gets that $$$

@hikes83_psn said in PSN is down ?:

@kotank1334_psn said in PSN is down ?:

@doobiebross66-72 said in PSN is down ?:

So weird like I’m in the middle of a BR game and keep getting that message along with a DNS error message? No idea what’s going on

I rebooted before checking PSN and when I tried getting back in it said Can't Load Saved Data.

DNS service request error when trying to log into PSN on laptop

My bad buddy, my game didn’t count. Wasn’t just you

It might end up counting. I remember the first week of the game I got those pop ups in the middle of my 12-0 BR game. It kept popping up when I was trying to hit and I was getting so frustrated lol. Luckily I won and then it took an hour or 2 for the game to end up counting. Talk about a stressful hour waiting to see if your 12th win will count or not though lol

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@nash_524_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@kovz88_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_PSN
They go off of 3 year averages
2 years ago he was the MVP
Last year was a covid shortened season so you can't take those numbers too seriously
This year he's injured and injured players don't go down

Yeah 2019 was a great year but 2016 to 2019 he was an average great player. I am not saying he wasn't great but he wasn't gatekeeper great. He also averaged .255 vs lefties since 2017 which is longer than 3 years but has what 92 contact vs lefties? why? because he is the gatekeeper and his name. Acuna hits .265 to .275 vs righties but only gets a 72 to 75 contact rating. That is my whole point when it comes to the game. I could list way more examples but acuna is the one who probably has the best argument for the next gatekeeper.

Trout’s slash lines from 2016 - 2019:

2016: .315/.441/.550
2017: .306/.442/.629
2018: .312/.460/.628
2019: .291/.438/.645

If that’s “average for a great player” then I guess Tatis, Soto, Acuna, etc are just good but not great players. If that’s average for a great player, than who else are you considering great?

Now I know you are just trolling for sure lol

2019 was probably his best statistical season and walking the 2nd most in the majors that year help with his % lines. He wasn't top ten that season in hits, doubles, triples, R.B.I.s , HR, runs, or R.B.I.... just saying

You’re wrong again. Do you actually look up anything or just try to bluff and hope no one checks your statements?

2019 he had 45 homers, good for 5th in MLB and 2nd in the AL.

You have zero credibility. Nothing you say matters regarding this topic now.

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@silverbullet3519 said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@nash_524_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@kovz88_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_PSN
They go off of 3 year averages
2 years ago he was the MVP
Last year was a covid shortened season so you can't take those numbers too seriously
This year he's injured and injured players don't go down

Yeah 2019 was a great year but 2016 to 2019 he was an average great player. I am not saying he wasn't great but he wasn't gatekeeper great. He also averaged .255 vs lefties since 2017 which is longer than 3 years but has what 92 contact vs lefties? why? because he is the gatekeeper and his name. Acuna hits .265 to .275 vs righties but only gets a 72 to 75 contact rating. That is my whole point when it comes to the game. I could list way more examples but acuna is the one who probably has the best argument for the next gatekeeper.

Trout’s slash lines from 2016 - 2019:

2016: .315/.441/.550
2017: .306/.442/.629
2018: .312/.460/.628
2019: .291/.438/.645

If that’s “average for a great player” then I guess Tatis, Soto, Acuna, etc are just good but not great players. If that’s average for a great player, than who else are you considering great?

Now I know you are just trolling for sure lol

2019 was probably his best statistical season and walking the 2nd most in the majors that year help with his % lines. He wasn't top ten that season in hits, doubles, triples, R.B.I.s , HR, runs, or R.B.I.... just saying

For what it's worth he was 5th in HR with 45 and was 1,2,2 in OPB, Slg % and OPS respectively. Also had a near 1:1 K:BB ratio with far more walks and fewer Ks than most of the guys in the top 10 of the categories you named. Fewer games and ABs than those guys as well, but that could also be factored as a negative. All in all I would say he had a very good year.

ETA: the number of games is what factors more into accumulation stats that you named like hits, HRs, etc.... on a per AB basis I'm not sure there's very many guys in the league I'd rather have than Trout... just gotta stay healthy.

The point is though if you were starting a franchise today and pick Trout... that's a risky pick because there are a half dozen guys that have similar offensive numbers to him that are durable and missed less games the last 5 years than Trout has missed in the last 2. No matter how great you are... it's useless if your not ever on the field. I guess I'm too much of a "what have you done lately" type person because I don't rank Trout as valuable as a lot of guys because he hasn't done much to help his team in almost 3 years now (2019 season)

2019 was 2 seasons ago

Mike Trout was better than Acuna and Tatis in 2020 as well…

I know people are tired of Trout being #1 but it doesn’t change the fact that he is. Complete ignorance to suggest otherwise.

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@nash_524_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@kovz88_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_PSN
They go off of 3 year averages
2 years ago he was the MVP
Last year was a covid shortened season so you can't take those numbers too seriously
This year he's injured and injured players don't go down

Yeah 2019 was a great year but 2016 to 2019 he was an average great player. I am not saying he wasn't great but he wasn't gatekeeper great. He also averaged .255 vs lefties since 2017 which is longer than 3 years but has what 92 contact vs lefties? why? because he is the gatekeeper and his name. Acuna hits .265 to .275 vs righties but only gets a 72 to 75 contact rating. That is my whole point when it comes to the game. I could list way more examples but acuna is the one who probably has the best argument for the next gatekeeper.

Trout’s slash lines from 2016 - 2019:

2016: .315/.441/.550
2017: .306/.442/.629
2018: .312/.460/.628
2019: .291/.438/.645

If that’s “average for a great player” then I guess Tatis, Soto, Acuna, etc are just good but not great players. If that’s average for a great player, than who else are you considering great?

Now I know you are just trolling for sure lol

2019 was probably his best statistical season and walking the 2nd most in the majors that year help with his % lines. He wasn't top ten that season in hits, doubles, triples, R.B.I.s , HR, runs, or R.B.I.... just saying

Injuries. Still hit 45 homers in 134 games. When Trout plays, he is by far the best player on the planet

I guess Acuna sucks too. Guy could only hit 24 homers this year. He must have no power

Also, walks don’t directly affect batting average or slugging pct lol

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@kovz88_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_PSN
They go off of 3 year averages
2 years ago he was the MVP
Last year was a covid shortened season so you can't take those numbers too seriously
This year he's injured and injured players don't go down

Yeah 2019 was a great year but 2016 to 2019 he was an average great player. I am not saying he wasn't great but he wasn't gatekeeper great. He also averaged .255 vs lefties since 2017 which is longer than 3 years but has what 92 contact vs lefties? why? because he is the gatekeeper and his name. Acuna hits .265 to .275 vs righties but only gets a 72 to 75 contact rating. That is my whole point when it comes to the game. I could list way more examples but acuna is the one who probably has the best argument for the next gatekeeper.

Trout’s slash lines from 2016 - 2019:

2016: .315/.441/.550
2017: .306/.442/.629
2018: .312/.460/.628
2019: .291/.438/.645

If that’s “average for a great player” then I guess Tatis, Soto, Acuna, etc are just good but not great players. If that’s average for a great player, than who else are you considering great?

Now I know you are just trolling for sure lol

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@nash_524_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@mjohns999_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@raider52morrison said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

^^^^^^^^^ My whole point is that Diamonds should be for Superstars i.e. Trout, Acuna, deGrom, Tatis etc etc. Then guys like Castellanos, Yates, Jose Ramirez are great players but not superstar levels. That is why they should create a new tier of diamonds for superstars and all the other guys can have high gold ratings or the lower blue diamond ratings.

So Trout is a superstar and the other diamonds are not? Have you watched baseball the last 3 years? Trout hasn't been top ten in a single hitting stat in a long time... I'd rather keep it how it is, so we can use the stars we want and not get stuck with the Trout top player every year. Trout isn't even the best player on his own team... If Trout is a superstar currently then most this years live diamonds deserve good cards too because they put up better numbers for consecutive years. Trout is way overated and true baseball fans want the real studs of the current MLB to have elite cards too. I know people will line up to defend Trout being the best, but before you do provide true statistical evidence that Trout is one of these 4 or 5 top superstars that deserve the only diamonds... because the real numbers can't prove that.

Blasphemy

Trout is the lebron of baseball. Both great players, all time greats but overrated for current status and overrated about how they compare to all time. Trout is a sabermetrics darling but this game has propped his stats up considering his numbers based of name value and his gatekeeping status. He isn't the best player in the league or even the most talented. I think tatis, acuna, and degrom have better claims to being gatekeeper status.

Saying this, I do think they are trying to transition from trout. I mean they upgraded both tatis(he is to high in my opinion) and acuna(my opinion should be the gatekeeper until tatis or vlad jr take over) to right below trout even tho both have been better than him in the last 2 years for sure. Now the other issue is will they sale like trout? idk because again trout is a sabermetrics guy which appeals to the media more than numbers or pure talent.

Lol show us where Acuna has ever been better than Trout? What are you looking at?

People hate the fact that Trout is the best player year in and year out. But it is fact. Not even debatable.

And what “pure talent” are you talking about? You make no sense. Trout is by far the best hitter out of everyone you mentioned and adds more value defensively than those guys too.

How does he add more defensively than acuna? Acuna has a top five arm in the outfield and can get to way more than trout ever could. As far as being a better hitter, he isn't necessarily a better hitter. He doesn' have to be the better hitter to be the better player. He adds more with speed and defense and is close enough in hitting to be a better player. Heck trout isn't the best hitter either. People like jd martinez and juan soto are better hitters than trout but not better players. No one is hating on trout but he isn't the best player. Again sabermetrics guys love him.

Just because he has a better arm does not make him better defensively. Acuna isn’t that special at getting good reads off the bat. And he is nowhere near Trout’s level as a hitter. And neither are JD Martinez and Soto.

Martinez had 2 years where he was close in 2017 & 2018. Soto doesn’t have Trout’s power numbers.

Again, it’s not close. You can debate all you want who comes in 2nd but Trout is head and shoulders above everyone else

@bwheel1977_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@mjohns999_psn said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@pscrabro_mlbts said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

@raider52morrison said in No new roster updates until July 30th.:

^^^^^^^^^ My whole point is that Diamonds should be for Superstars i.e. Trout, Acuna, deGrom, Tatis etc etc. Then guys like Castellanos, Yates, Jose Ramirez are great players but not superstar levels. That is why they should create a new tier of diamonds for superstars and all the other guys can have high gold ratings or the lower blue diamond ratings.

So Trout is a superstar and the other diamonds are not? Have you watched baseball the last 3 years? Trout hasn't been top ten in a single hitting stat in a long time... I'd rather keep it how it is, so we can use the stars we want and not get stuck with the Trout top player every year. Trout isn't even the best player on his own team... If Trout is a superstar currently then most this years live diamonds deserve good cards too because they put up better numbers for consecutive years. Trout is way overated and true baseball fans want the real studs of the current MLB to have elite cards too. I know people will line up to defend Trout being the best, but before you do provide true statistical evidence that Trout is one of these 4 or 5 top superstars that deserve the only diamonds... because the real numbers can't prove that.

Blasphemy

Trout is the lebron of baseball. Both great players, all time greats but overrated for current status and overrated about how they compare to all time. Trout is a sabermetrics darling but this game has propped his stats up considering his numbers based of name value and his gatekeeping status. He isn't the best player in the league or even the most talented. I think tatis, acuna, and degrom have better claims to being gatekeeper status.

Saying this, I do think they are trying to transition from trout. I mean they upgraded both tatis(he is to high in my opinion) and acuna(my opinion should be the gatekeeper until tatis or vlad jr take over) to right below trout even tho both have been better than him in the last 2 years for sure. Now the other issue is will they sale like trout? idk because again trout is a sabermetrics guy which appeals to the media more than numbers or pure talent.

Lol show us where Acuna has ever been better than Trout? What are you looking at?

People hate the fact that Trout is the best player year in and year out. But it is fact. Not even debatable.

And what “pure talent” are you talking about? You make no sense. Trout is by far the best hitter out of everyone you mentioned and adds more value defensively than those guys too.

Nah this content is great. Game was getting stale and now it’s certified fresh

If you’re worried about your old deGrom’s parallel being useless, who cares? Get the new one and start paralleling him

Agreed 100%

How is this Goose that different from the AS version that is paralleled? Just slightly better bb/9?

Judge is my new RF for sure. Just have to figure out if I play Castellanos at LF or 1B now

Sucks he’s 6’8” though. I’m guaranteed for at least 1 strikeout a game looking on a high FB

@raesone_psn said in This is the patch that will turn people away:

@aaronjw76_psn said in This is the patch that will turn people away:

I'd love to see some video examples of all these meatballs happening with pin point because majority of people here tend to exaggerate their feedback by about 200%

And if PPP is harder to execute perfect pitches then that's a good thing. The most accurate pitching mechanic SHOULD be the hardest to perfect.

I agree but the problem is not that the execution got harder. That's fine and it's a welcome change. The problem is the result when you do end up missing the perfect. How far will it be off from the mark? Does it depend on how much you miss and with what angle? Or does the game simply punish you for missing by throwing a very hittable pitch belt high?

As you can see it's not as simple as you and others before you are putting it. In my sample size so far, it is more random than it was before. And I don't like the randomness, that was THE issue last year.

Let's say if I miss by 5° on a late release, it will always end up in the same spot if I miss by those numbers. That's something I can work with, because I can calculate the margins and risk of throwing a certain pitch in a certain spot. I felt like that was present before but it isn't now. And that not knowing when the game will force one down the middle, THAT is my issue.

That makes sense to me. It definitely is completely random when you miss perfect. I really like that there’s a higher probability that you get punished when you mess up but I agree about how it would be nice to know what the risks are if you miss a certain way.

Like IRL if a pitcher is trying to throw a slider away but releases too early you know the risk is a hanger. In this game it could be a hanger, it could hit the black perfectly, or it could be in the dirt. No way of knowing

@raesone_psn said in Is this the best CAP in the game?:

@t-rox_09_mlbts said in Is this the best CAP in the game?:

At this point in the year i think its time to put the cap on the shelf. My opinion is the cap is a filler until there are real life player 99 cards available. Just my opinion but cap is cheesey.

Yeah I never create any pitchers for that reason, but I'm not gonna lie.. it's quite nice to have a guy like this in the lineup and in the field. In previous years the CAP wasn't as good as it is now, so I used it early on and then eventually dropped him from the team when the good cards came out. But this is different, I doubt there will be a better 99 real life player with all those stats and switch hitting and a swing of your choice.

I hear ya. I will most likely bench the cap once I have a full team of favorite players that are end game cards. Until then I’m not going to put myself at a severe competitive disadvantage. I already feel like I am at a severe disadvantage by not using mine as a reliever as it is

@t-rox_09_mlbts said in Is this the best CAP in the game?:

At this point in the year i think its time to put the cap on the shelf. My opinion is the cap is a filler until there are real life player 99 cards available. Just my opinion but cap is cheesey.

Agree that cap is cheesy but as long as someone isn’t using them as a pitcher I don’t mind too much

@raesone_psn said in Is this the best CAP in the game?:

Most of you probably know this but I felt like sharing nonetheless. I used to have a Hawk Archetype (who doesn't?) to play my guy at SS. But Trevor Story has been so good for me, and some of you like Wander Franco a lot, so I grinded a new archetype who might be better than the Hawk:

https://ibb.co/hBptSGJ

It's the Duke archetype with a LF primary position. You can max out whatever you prefer, so you can go max contact or max power and sacrifice a little defense or speed. You can also max out speed if that's your thing.
I prefer it this way, 90 speed and 90 stealing with a diamond fielding badge along with 90+ reaction, 99 arm and those hitting numbers? Yeah that'll work.

Yep the Duke is the best. I play my cap at catcher and he has 125 contact, 124 power, 99 arm, and 85 speed.

@mis_ter_bulldops said in Pretty good patch for all u trolls!!:

@writetoshawn_psn said in Pretty good patch for all u trolls!!:

Can you explain the R2 patch? Cuz this morning, I was getting R2’d like a mofo.

If you were using pinpoint pitching, before the patch, Your opponent can disrupt your pitch in the middle of your delivery to the plate. Now if they hit R2 your pitcher will not start his motion until the other person let's go of R2. Basically we can now take our time with pinpoint pitching without being trolled

They could not hold R2 in the middle of your pitch to disrupt your motion once you started. I honestly have no clue what this patch did for R2. Nothing has changed

Quick edit here: tested it out and realize what’s changed (patch notes are poorly worded)

If someone is holding R2 and you tried to start your motion, your pitcher won’t start his motion despite you holding down on the analog stick. So essentially, you don’t have to worry when your opponent stops holding R2 now, you can just let go of the analog and start your motion without fear